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Archives for November 2011

Irvine, CA – Made the quick journey south to catch the UCI Anteaters hosting the St Mary’s Gaels in 2nd round NCAA tournament action on a rainy night. Yep, packed the umbrella, towels, notebook, and camera and combatted the rain along with the other 656 people in attendance. The game had lots of promise. The […]

Omaha, NE – The Missouri Valley Conference Championship game had the #1 and #2 seeds matched up head to head for the automatic NCAA berth. There was lots to play for and it was evident with some of the tough challenges and physical play on both sides. Creighton was playing for a top seed in […]

“We’ve made good progress in the last 20 years.” Yes we have, and we should all be happy for it. However, it’s easier going from 40% to 70%, than it is from 70% to 100%. The first jump involves broad strokes. You know, the “common sense” stuff. The second jump involves the details. You know, […]

Omaha, NE – I made the journey out to Nebraska to cover the Missouri Valley Conference tournament live at Morrison Stadium. What an incredible soccer facility! The host Creighton Blue Jays aren’t too bad themselves. They are ranked #2 in the country and #1 in the RPI. Winning the Valley tournament clinches them a top […]

The following was inspired by Lalo’s latest comment. He makes good points about leadership, and poses questions about the work on this blog. What follows is not intended as a full response, but I preferred to post here instead of in the comments. On the statement: “Leadership is doing the right thing”. I agree. But […]

Fullerton, CA – Saturday’s contest featured two underachieving teams that were looking to hold on for dear life in the Big West. Both sides were in desperate need of 3 points. Luis Silva came into the game and pretty much single-handedly carried the Gauchos to a 4-3 victory – putting on a show in […]